No more Machete Order, no more post-ironic prequel appreciation; if a Star Wars movie isn't trying to make you care about a Macguffin, then it's failed its mission statement.
A New Hope: Macguffin: R2D2/Death Star Plans. Care?: Yes
The Empire Strikes Back: Macguffin: Daddy Issues. Care?: Yes
Return Of The Jedi: Macguffin: Han Solo in Carbonite. Care?: Yes
The Phantom Menace: Macguffin: Midichlorians. Care?: Sure
Attack Of The Clones: Macguffin: Jango Fett. Care? Hell yeah
Revenge Of The Sith: Macguffin: Anakin's Soul. Care? Never have I been so stressed out in my life
The Force Awakens: Macguffin: Luke's lightsaber: Care: Barely.
*Kylo Ren also has his own Macguffin, which is Darth Vader's helmet. This would work better if Kylo Ren gave a fuck about Luke's lightsaber to show him being torn between light and dark, but we're ALSO supposed to care about BB-8, and that's too many things
Rogue One: Macguffin: Death Star Plans. Care?: Yes
Whatever Episode 8 Was Called: Macguffin: I want to say Porgs? Or casino planet?*. Care: Clearly not
*Movie rightfully calls out previous movie for giving us no reason to care about Luke's lightsaber, yet gives us no new Macguffin to care about
The Rise Of Skywalker: Macguffin: That weird knife-map that leads to the remains of The Death Star. Care: No


















